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Zurich Talks
Future Planet

Together, we can stand up against climate change and protect the planet for future generations.

Watch our full episode Future Planet
(first aired on 27.10.2021)

Zurich Talks Episode
Future Planet

Full episode, 54 min

Let’s do this! Now! Together! Watch the full episode of “Future Planet” where some of the brightest minds get together in a spirited discussion about real solutions for climate change.

The Issue

Video, 2:43 min

An impassioned array of guests – from Jane Goodall to Sebastião Salgado to the young activist Melati Wijsen to our own Group CEO Mario Greco – took part in the wide-ranging discussion on what we are doing right in the fight against climate change and what we still need to do.
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The Inspiration

Video, 5:27 min

Zurich Group CEO Mario Greco had an open and enlightening discussion about climate change with the environmentalist Jane Goodall. “We are in a mess, the planet, and we have to take action,” Goodall said. Added Greco: “We need to transform our economy.”
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The Discussion

Video, 5:35 min

The lively debate included Patrick Fiedler of BASF; ecologist Thomas Crowther; Zurich Group’s Alison Martin; Urban Connect’s Judith Haeberli; Christoph Gebald of Climeworks, and activist Melati Wijsen, who said “Sustainability needs to become a part of the DNA of any company.”
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The Challenge

Video, 2:05 min

Conny Kalcher, our Group Chief Customer Office, talks about Zurich’s campaign to inspire more people to take action. “Let’s try something different,” she says. Melati Wijsen is encouraged: “Being ambitious, being bold is what we need to see in leadership today.”
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Voices of contributors

Prof Thomas Crowther
Lead Scientist of Crowther Lab

“We need every single player in this entire economy to step up to the fact that improving efficiency and sustainability are the new versions of improving exploitation and growth.”
Dr. Patrick Fiedler
Senior Vice President, BASF SE

“We need really new technologies to lower greenhouse gas emissions drastically, and the second thing we need is lots of clean energy.”
Dr. Christoph Gebald
Director, Climeworks

“We have to do everything we can to reduce as much as we can, as fast as we can, and then remove as much risk as we can.”
Dr. Jane Goodall
DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) and UN Messenger of Peace

“It’s going to take a lot of action, willpower and people agreeing that change has to happen.”
Judith Haeberli
CEO & Founder, Urban Connect

“I think we’re at the tipping point where we can change behavior, especially in company settings.”
Sebastião Salgado
Photographer & Founder of Instituto Terra

“To have an idea is very important. But it’s not enough. You must have partners that want as much as you to rebuild the planet.”
Melati Wijsen
Indonesian Activist

“Sustainability needs to become a large part of the DNA of any company on all levels.”

„The best thing on the planet is a tree. We are not as good as trees. The only solution for our planet is to plant trees.“

Sebastião Salgado

Photographer and Founder of Instituto Terra

Zurich Talks
Future Planet

Watch our full episode Future Planet
(first aired on 27.10.2021)

Zurich Talks Episode
Future Planet

Voices of contributors

“We need every single player in this entire economy to step up to the fact that improving efficiency and sustainability are the new versions of improving exploitation and growth.”

“We need really new technologies to lower greenhouse gas emissions drastically, and the second thing we need is lots of clean energy.”

“We have to do everything we can to reduce as much as we can, as fast as we can, and then remove as much risk as we can.”

“It’s going to take a lot of action, willpower and people agreeing that change has to happen.”

“I think we’re at the tipping point where we can change behavior, especially in company settings.”

“To have an idea is very important. But it’s not enough. You must have partners that want as much as you to rebuild the planet.”

“Sustainability needs to become a large part of the DNA of any company on all levels.”

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The Issue

The Inspiration

The Discussion

The Challenge

Voices of contributors

“We need every single player in this entire economy to step up to the fact that improving efficiency and sustainability are the new versions of improving exploitation and growth.”

“We need really new technologies to lower greenhouse gas emissions drastically, and the second thing we need is lots of clean energy.”

“We have to do everything we can to reduce as much as we can, as fast as we can, and then remove as much risk as we can.”

“It’s going to take a lot of action, willpower and people agreeing that change has to happen.”

“I think we’re at the tipping point where we can change behavior, especially in company settings.”

“To have an idea is very important. But it’s not enough. You must have partners that want as much as you to rebuild the planet.”

“Sustainability needs to become a large part of the DNA of any company on all levels.”

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